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Ireland charters Oman flight to repatriate citizens as airlines add Dubai–Dublin services amid Middle East airspace shutdown Ireland will repatriate up to 280 citizens stranded across the Middle East on a government-chartered flight from Oman in the coming days, as commercial carriers add limited services and thousands of travelers race to leave the region following days of US-Israeli strikes on Iran that have effectively shut down much of the region’s airspace. Foreign Affairs Minister Helen McEntee called the Oman charter…

KIUNGA, Kenya — On a sliver of Kenya’s northern coast, just 15 kilometers from the Somalia border and within sight of the turquoise shallows of the Kiunga Marine National Reserve, a different kind of refugee story has been unfolding for more than three decades. It’s a story without tents or barbed wire, without aid convoys or registration queues. In Kiunga, families opened their doors to Somali neighbors fleeing conflict and drought — and kept them open. A new media release by the Office of the Director Public Service…

Finland’s Development Aid Standoff: A Tug of Policy and Humanity HELSINKI, Finland — A cultural tug-of-war is playing out in the frosty Scandinavian air as Finland suspends its development aid to Somalia, pressuring Mogadishu to accept more deportees. This policy stalemate, spearheaded by Development Minister Ville Tavio, underscores a growing tension in Europe over migration, deportations, and international diplomacy. A Diplomatic Tightrope "I think it is fair that an administration that does not welcome its citizens…

That they had been in exile in neighboring Ghana for the reason that fall of the previous Ivorian president in April 2011. These embrace, amongst others, the spokesman and sister of the previous head of state. At Abidjan's airport, they had been met by loads of cheering supporters. as reported from Abidjan, Sidy YansaneSix…

Sudan is trying to turn the tide of war a month after the signing of a peace agreement between the government and major rebel groups. On Sunday, some leaders of these armed movements returned to the country. They were greeted by the Prime Minister. Thousands of them gathered in central Khartoum for the return of these rebel…

On December 11, Madagascar elects its new senators. This time, not the entire population is called to the ballot box. Only about 12,000 major voters will vote. These are the country's 1,700 mayors and all their municipal councilors. Yesterday, in front of the candidates in front of future NGOs who were observers of the election and the financing of the vote, the Independent National Electoral…